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Judy Driskell, one of the top experts in sports nutrition, turns her attention in this book to the nutrition needs of adults in their thirties to sixties. She brings together current research on energy-yielding nutrients, vitamins and minerals, and fluids and hydration. She also includes information on recreational activities including endurance and strength training exercises, age-related disorders, and public health policies, as well as the ...

While most books on sports nutrition focus on the professional or competition-level athlete, little research in this area has considered the very health conscious baby boomer generation. Judy Driskell, one of the top experts in sports nutrition, turns her attention in this book to the nutrition needs of the middle-aged athlete. She brings together current research on energy-yielding nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and fluids and hydration. She ...

Addresses the quality, quantity, and type of fat and protein intake as it relates to exercise and sports. This book offers information on fatty acids, including omegas-3 and -6 and alpha-linoleic acids, and protein and amino acid supplements (creatine, glutamine, and whey). It is suitable for nutritionists, and fitness professionals.

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Macroelements, Water and Electrolytes in Sports Nutrition addresses the relationship of macroelement needs and interactions to sports and exercise. Research indicates that work capacity and other measures of physical performance are influenced by the intake of water as well as several of the macroelements, including electrolytes. This book examines the convincing, and the not so convincing, evidence about the connection between exercise and sp...

This book will be a beginning textbook in sports nutrition. As sports nutrition evolves as a subdiscipline of nutrition and exercise science becomes more sophisticated, this course will be offered as a core course in both curricula. In addition, students in dietetics, physical education and coaching, and sports medicine might take the course as an elective. Written by an author who has taught the course for over a decade, this book should beco...

Updated and expanded, this new edition describes the diet, nutrition, and exercise needs as well as the biochemical, nutritional, and clinical assessment of adult athletes. One new chapter addresses hydration and fluid replacement. Another concerns itself with the biochemical and molecular aspects of physical performance and nutrition and the ever increasing value of nutrigenomics. Detailed descriptions of the methods used in collecting data a...

Written by respected researchers in the field, this critically acclaimed volume offers a cutting-edge investigation of energy metabolism and exercise in relation to sports nutrition. Various chapters examine the active body's need for carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. The book also considers laboratory methods for determining the energy expenditure of athletes, as well as methods for measuring activity in the field. In addition, the text co...